Buying Manager

3 days ago

Alexandria, Australia General Pants Full time

Since its humble beginnings in an overflowing garage to a sophisticated, digital-platform that has serviced over 2 million customers - SurfStitch is your go-to for all things related to contemporary coastal culture.

We’re all about those feel-good, Saturday state-of-mind moments and use our selection of over 300 brands and their stories to provide you with the goods that best reflect your unique identity. Surf may be in our name, though we have grown to embrace the cultures that surround it. Be it fashion, travel, art, music or beyond, we stay ahead of the curve with the latest trends to help connect you with the same positive, passionate mindsets our brand stands by.

With over 10 years of trusted experience, unique customer service and one of the strongest edits of high-quality products in the industry, SurfStitch stands as one of Australia’s most innovative e-commerce businesses.

**About the role**:
The Buying Manager for SurfStitch will focus on enhancing the brand with product curation, assortment, and overarching brand strategy across all categories whilst mentoring and developing a team of Buyers and/or Senior Buyers.

Reporting to the Chief Merchandise Officer, you will inspire your teams to deliver continued revenue growth while ensuring business gross profit objectives are met. You will partner with a variety of cross functional teams to ensure that your categories have a true omnichannel agenda to meet the needs of a constantly evolving customer.

**About you**:

- Developing, communicating and driving the strategic Merchandise vision for the brand across all departments (Men’s, Women's, Hardware, Footwear, Kids and accessories) taking into consideration customer data and market trends in order to maximise revenue and profit by prioritising customer needs/wants.
- Leading the Buying team by clearly and regularly communicating business wide strategy, translating it into tactical plans and processes that efficiently deliver on the strategy.
- Shaping with CMO and Group planning manager the OTB - yearly, seasonal, and monthly and trading that plan daily/weekly/monthly and quarterly.
- Strong influencing and negotiating skills, particularly with suppliers and manufacturers.
- Strong analytic skills - ability to analyse reports to make sound commercial decisions.
- Proven track record of Managing budgets and OTB.

**Why join us**:
At Alquemie Group, we believe in creating a supportive and inclusive environment that promotes and celebrates individuality and an entrepreneurial spirit.
- YOU Days - extra day/s off that increase with each year of tenure
- Birthday Day off - what better way to celebrate your birthday than an extra day of leave
- Diverse career paths - it’s over to you
- Staff discount - between 20% - 50% across all Alquemie Group Brands
- Training and development - we want you to grow and get the most out of your role

If you have made it to the bottom, know and love the brand and want to get on board, then we would love to hear from you We move fast

You must have full working rights and be Sydney based.

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